Tuesday, July 5, 2016

I suppose word is getting out in my small town that I am a woodworker. I had the most interesting job brought to me a few weeks ago. Before I get to that, some background information first.

We have many farmers in the area that farm potatoes. Prince Edward Island potatoes are known to be some of the best in the world! And our town holds a Potato Festival which includes an award for the "Potato Producer of the Year."

Along with the award goes a trophy that has been given out since 1989!

And the trophy has run out of space for the name plaques that state the winner each year! So, I was honoured to be asked to make another level, or base to the trophy.

The trophy is made of ash and the committee wanted the new base to match the wood as well as the angled sides of the original trophy.

I finished it the other day and here it is. I hope to be at the festival dinner when the trophy is presented to the farmer for this year. It will be fun to see it there!

You just never know who will walk in to the shop and what they might want me to make.

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After many years of being a stay-at-home mother I came to the realization that I needed to take back control of my life and to "follow my heart" to a new life. Always being involved in arts and crafts, doing everything from painting to sewing, knitting and deck building, I took the Carpentry Course at the local college and graduated as a Cabinetmaker. Since that time I have spent many hours reading all I could about woodworking from magazines, books and the internet and practicing my trade by trying out different techniques and tools.
I enjoy creating things, so that at the end of the day I can see what I've done. I hope to be able to inspire some people, especially women, to make things out of wood from scratch using real power tools!
P. S. Please check out my website to see the furniture I make.